Eric Chelle shakes things up with Nigeria's final squad for 2026 World Cup Qualifiers
Here are the players announced by Eric Chelle as the squad to represent Nigeria in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers to start in March 2025.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria seem to have their eye set on securing a 2026 World Cup qualification as the new head coach Eric Chelle has confirmed his squad list ahead of the March 2025 qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
The initial 30 man squad list submitted by Eric Chelle and announced by the NFF was trimmed down to a 23-man list in the coming days. Maduka Okoye who has been missing out on action due to an ongoing investigation in the Serie A has been dropped alongside Kelechi Iheanacho and Ahmed Musa.
The balance of home-based players and international players adopted by Eric Chelle indicates that the head coach has been paying close attention to the players and is focused on building a squad that can compete on the biggest of stages.
Here are all the players selected by Eric Chelle for Nigeria ahead of teh World Cup qualifiers:
Goalkeepers: Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United, South Africa); Amas Obasogie (Singida Blackstars, Tanzania); Kayode Bankole (Remo Stars)
Defenders: William Ekong (Al-Kholood FC, Saudi Arabia); Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce SK, Turkey); Bruno Onyemaechi (Olympiacos FC, Greece); Calvin Bassey (Fulham FC, England); Olaoluwa Aina (Nottingham Forest, England); Igoh Ogbu (SK Slavia Prague, Czech Republic)
Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge, Belgium); Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (New England Revolution, USA); Alex Iwobi (Fulham FC, England); Joseph Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton FC, England); Papa Daniel Mustapha (Niger Tornadoes)
Forwards: Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan, Italy); Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray FC, Turkey); Ademola Lookman (Atalanta FC, Italy); Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Simon Moses (FC Nantes, France); Sadiq Umar (Valencia FC, Spain); Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany); Tolu Arokodare (KRC Genk, Belgium)
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